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About internships at the Accenture Innovation Awards

10 years ago Accenture the Netherlands established the Accenture Innovation Awards, a year-round innovation program for the most innovative products, services and concepts. Innovative concepts that deliver exceptional performance and are younger than three years, register and compete for the Innovation Awards program. As an intern /graduate, you will support the central team (Innovation Scouting, Marketing & Communication, Events or the general Central Team) or one of the innovation theme teams that are set up to create breakthroughs in innovation. You will be supported by fellow consultants and gain direct expertise within Accenture.

Innovation Scouting

As an Innovation Scout you represent one of the eleven innovation themes that define the Accenture Innovation Awards. Within your innovation theme you will play an active role in defining and directing the theme-specific strategy.

As an Innovation Scout you represent one of the eleven innovation themes that define the Accenture Innovation Awards. Within your innovation theme you will play an active role in defining and directing the theme-specific strategy. Together with consultants and fellow interns, you will provide your own interpretation and view on scouting, guiding and how to put the new start-ups on the map during the year round program of the Innovation Awards. Next to this within your theme team you will be responsible for both the internal and external communication and the theme-specific parts of the events during the year.
The innovation themes in which you can execute your internship:

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Health & Wellbeing

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Future Food Solutions

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Perfect Cities

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Safe & Secure Society

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Clean & Affordable Energy

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Skills to Succeed

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Seamless Travel & Transport

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Circular Economy

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Finance Services Reinvented

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Delightful Consumer Experience

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Intelligent Enterprise

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Corporate Innovation

Marketing & Communication

As an intern in the Marketing and Communications team you play an active role in determining the marketing and communication strategy for the Innovation Awards. You are (partly) responsible for all online and offline content around the Innovation Awards.

As an intern in the Marketing and Communications team you play an active role in determining the marketing and communication strategy for AIA. You are (partly) responsible for all online and offline content around the Innovation Awards. Within the team there are four different job descriptions:

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Content manager: As a Content Manager you are responsible for the communication strategy and the coordination of all content written by and about the Innovation Awards.

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Internal Communications Manager: As an Internal Communications Manager you are responsible for developing and elaborating the internal communications strategy: magnify the awareness around the Innovation Awards, enthuse colleagues and stimulate them to participate.

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Innovation Reporter: As Innovation Reporter you are involved in creating inspirational, attractive and interesting content about innovation in the Netherlands. This means that you initiate and produce interviews, articles, blogs and videos on a weekly basis

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Digital & Social Media Manager: As Digital & Social Media Manager you are responsible for the social media channels of the Innovation Awards (Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn). Within this role you are responsible for the social media strategy, you monitor all channels on a daily basis, you are able to translate analytics into a new strategy and you are involved in expanding communities. Next to that, you are responsible for the website and app.

Events

As an assistant event manager you will execute the event from A to Z under the supervision of a professional events team. In addition the main ‘Innovation Summit’, you will also organize smaller events associated with the Innovation Awards program.

As an assistant event manager you will execute the event from A to Z under the supervision of a professional events team. In addition the main ‘Innovation Summit’, you will also organize smaller events associated with the Innovation Awards program. This includes Exchanges, jury meetings, kickoff events etc.

During this internship you will have the ability to learn about organising events, mainly in the field of project management. Internship tasks will include composing time schedules, programming and production preparations. You will contribute to the concept development, compose program scripts, standardize your communication and information processes and take part in the implementation of events. In addition, you will get the chance to coordinate parts of the events.

Central Team

As an intern of the central team you are representing one of the many departments within the central team such as: Program Management, Scouting & Scaling, Partnerships or Client value.

As an intern of the central team you are representing one of the many departments within the central team such as: Program Management, Scouting & Scaling, Partnerships or Client value. Within your team you will have an active role in shaping the yearly strategic plans and the content as well as execution of these plans. Next to this, you will be the contact point within the central team, you are responsible for monitoring processes and creating reports. Additionally, you actively participate in the continuous improvement and in coordination of various activities. Besides this you will keep the focus on the high-level targets and goals in order to have everyone is on the same page.

"The Innovation Awards will give you a working family where we work hard in order to play hard (the only way to play :) ). I have learned a lot more than I anticipated and made me ready for my next step!" - Saphira Volbeda (Assistant Event Manager – Events, February 2017)

"Besides being around innovation all day and organizing the biggest innovation event in the Netherlands you also get the opportunity to cooperate within different consultancy projects. Your professional skills will improve rapidly and you will get to know Accenture, its consultants, and its activities." - Karin Vintges (Innovation Scout – Smart Industries, February 2017)

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on!” For my time at Accenture, this same feeling applies. If you care about improving the way the world works and lives, don’t hesitate to hop on this rocket ship called Accenture Innovation Awards. Wherever you sit, it’s a great journey and it will get you to your next step in personal and professional development! Work hard, have fun and enjoy the ride!" - Sven van der Wal (Assistant Event Manager – Events, February 2017)

Open internship positions

Internship – The Junior Innovation Challenge

Amsterdam

The Junior Innovation Challenge team is looking for interns! The Junior Innovation Challenge is an innovative project of Accenture and partners.

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